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facies.

shape, face, look; presence, appearance; beauty; achievement;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfa.ki.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.es]

  1. make, form, shape, figure, configuration

    declension-5 · usually

  2. a particular face, countenance or visage

    Classical-Latin · declension-5 · usually

  3. external form, look, condition, appearance

    Classical-Latin · declension-5 · figuratively
    in faciem + (genitive)

  4. external form, look, condition, appearance external appearance as opposed to reality; pretence, pretext

    Classical-Latin · declension-5 · figuratively

  5. external form, look, condition, appearance look, sight, aspect

    Classical-Latin · declension-5 · figuratively · poetic

  6. beauty, loveliness

    declension-5
Where this word comes from

From faciō + -iēs. The term faciēs is to faciō as speciēs is to speciō, literally meaning "a make, imposed form". (face): Compare typologically Czech tvář, Polish twarz (<< Proto-Slavic *tvarь, akin to *tvoriti). Note French faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu, Russian сде́лать лицо́ попро́ще (sdélatʹ licó popróšče). Also compare figūra, fōrma; Proto-Slavic *obrazъ (a deverbal from *obraziti).

verb[ˈfa.ki.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.es]

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of faciō

    active · form-of · future · indicative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From faciō + -iēs. The term faciēs is to faciō as speciēs is to speciō, literally meaning "a make, imposed form". (face): Compare typologically Czech tvář, Polish twarz (<< Proto-Slavic *tvarь, akin to *tvoriti). Note French faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu, Russian сде́лать лицо́ попро́ще (sdélatʹ licó popróšče). Also compare figūra, fōrma; Proto-Slavic *obrazъ (a deverbal from *obraziti).

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